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bright spot for san diego was on the defensive side, aries thought he had extra bases but look at this. crashes into the wall and holds on to the baseball. that was it for san diego because of that man. zito rebounds. 4 strike outs. retires 13 of the final 16 batters, 7th inning, 3rd victory. they sweep the padres, 5-0 is the final there. >>> joe madden hired a magician before the game. he is so good he made the offense disappear. tommy did not get much help from his friend. struggles at the plate. >>> might effect his glove. he gives tampa the win. he hits rodriguez to force in another run. 2-0 tampa the rays scored 3 in the frame. then, in the 2nd. scoring it deep. first home run for the season. now, he allows four earned runs on 8 hits and took his first loss of the season. the a's could not get anything going off of hernandez who last won in the big leagues in 2011 when he pitched for the indians using the false identity of corvona. so, he her hernandez, whoever. he gets the win. rays sweep. >>> kobe out, dwight howard is the face of the lakers. game one, san antonio. now, 18 point
bright spot for san diego was on the defensive side, aries thought he had extra bases but look at this. crashes into the wall and holds on to the baseball. that was it for san diego because of that man. zito rebounds. 4 strike outs. retires 13 of the final 16 batters, 7th inning, 3rd victory. they sweep the padres, 5-0 is the final there. >>> joe madden hired a magician before the game. he is so good he made the offense disappear. tommy did not get much help from his friend. struggles...
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defense secretary has announced an arms deal that will strengthen israel's military edge in the middle east. chuck hagel says a package will include transport aircraft and an advanced radar system. he met with the his israeli counterpart. he said israel will buy the b22 osprey plane. israel will also buy an aerial refueling jet. the aircraft would make it easier to conduct long distance raids on iran. israeli leaders have threatened military action to stop iran from developing nuclear weapons. hagel said there's still time for can diplomacy and sanctions. but the arms sale will increase israel's long-range capabilities. he's already enacted the first two. now he's focusing on the third. we are joined from the business desk. gross strategy, doesn't sound like an easy task considering the state of japan's finances. >> japan has massive debt. when talking about growth the question is raise what had is the government going to do with the money that it owes. they will first work on the primary balance. as they aim to turn its primary balance deficit into a surplus by 2020, prime minister ab
defense secretary has announced an arms deal that will strengthen israel's military edge in the middle east. chuck hagel says a package will include transport aircraft and an advanced radar system. he met with the his israeli counterpart. he said israel will buy the b22 osprey plane. israel will also buy an aerial refueling jet. the aircraft would make it easier to conduct long distance raids on iran. israeli leaders have threatened military action to stop iran from developing nuclear weapons....
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by a federal government team, an entire grace group that consists of officials phloem fbi, cia, and defense department. officials did not read dzhokar his miranda rights. charges could come as soon as tonight. >> friends and neighbors in martinez are stepping up to help the family of aaron hearn who is still recovering in a boston hospital after the marathon bombing. businesses around town, including several restaurants, are donating a percentage of their sales to help the family pay for medical and travel costs. a family friend is using her photography business to organize a portrait fund dayser, all of the money from today's photo sessions are going to help aaron and his family. >>> know that people are helping them and they are so grateful for all the help the community is providing. and i know we can't all -- we can't wait to see them and give them hugs and tell them how much we love them. >> fundraisers are being held this weekend. we have a full list on the web site, go to abc7news.com and click on "see it on tv". >> extra vigilance is planned for a central park run tomorrow in new yo
by a federal government team, an entire grace group that consists of officials phloem fbi, cia, and defense department. officials did not read dzhokar his miranda rights. charges could come as soon as tonight. >> friends and neighbors in martinez are stepping up to help the family of aaron hearn who is still recovering in a boston hospital after the marathon bombing. businesses around town, including several restaurants, are donating a percentage of their sales to help the family pay for...
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finally we know there are numerous challenges in the public defense system like budget shortfalls. he acknowledged the challenges the system faced were not new and quoted justice hugo black when gideon came before the supreme court. there can be no equal justice when a trial a man gets can be a pile of money he has. what can be do? he asked the audience. the question resonates, echoing and bouncing off the walls where a player knows what needs to be done to fix the problem but no one can generate the political will necessary to change things. 50 years after combid gideon rights e eludes us. i want to a break from the reading and talk about why that issue is so hard for people to grasp and why reform efforts have been stymied. it's been interesting for me reporting on this last year-and-a-half and trying to talk to people at the water cooler and a bar, my friends at dinner parties, whatever, and i would just say the words indigent defense and people's eyes would glaze over and they are like what is that? what does that have to do with me. even the word indigent. i started use is poo
finally we know there are numerous challenges in the public defense system like budget shortfalls. he acknowledged the challenges the system faced were not new and quoted justice hugo black when gideon came before the supreme court. there can be no equal justice when a trial a man gets can be a pile of money he has. what can be do? he asked the audience. the question resonates, echoing and bouncing off the walls where a player knows what needs to be done to fix the problem but no one can...
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. >> criminal defense attorney has represented many busted here. he thinks there's more drug bust here because of the concentration of campers in the valley. >> the rangers tend to be able to concentrate their lookout in a tighter knit geographic location. >> keep you thinking. >> could be seen that way. >> i would think if you're doing drugs in a place like this, you're putting yourself at risk. >> morgan doesn't care why, he just wants the narcotics to stay away from young campers like his 11-year-old daughter. >> hopefully the kids don't see what's going on and start to follow suit. >> we also discovered that in the last three years, yosemite had more incidents of drug manufacturing, driving while intoxicated, larceny and theft compared to other parks like yellowstone or the grand canyon. with millions of visitors going there every year, the numbers are relatively low. you can see the full breakdown on our website nbc bay area.com. >>> elise kirschner. >>> give us a call or send an e-mail to the unit at nbc bay area.com with more information. >>
. >> criminal defense attorney has represented many busted here. he thinks there's more drug bust here because of the concentration of campers in the valley. >> the rangers tend to be able to concentrate their lookout in a tighter knit geographic location. >> keep you thinking. >> could be seen that way. >> i would think if you're doing drugs in a place like this, you're putting yourself at risk. >> morgan doesn't care why, he just wants the narcotics to stay...
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a flawed defense system rendered that almost meaningless. why? he says, you know why? sometimes i think about it. he wonders what the solutions are to the criminal justice system here. to the black community, he talks on and on, indignant but right. mostly he wonders how change happens. sometimes i think about what is it, this mahatma gandhi thing. he cracks your head and you say thank you. he cracks your head again. you have to be animal when you do that. it's an outrage. he pauses and collects himself. i'm not talking from bitterness. he says this and yet how can you let go of bitterness. like a dog licking a wound keeping it open and raw greg bright revisits his past wonders if it's a happy ending because he lives in a yellow house, my pot of gold at the end of a rainbow after finally receiving $190,000 in rest tuition. unending that could go either way. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you very much. before we kickoff the first panel we have a special treat for you. we are lucky enough to have the filmmaker in one of the subjects that premiered at the sundance fest
a flawed defense system rendered that almost meaningless. why? he says, you know why? sometimes i think about it. he wonders what the solutions are to the criminal justice system here. to the black community, he talks on and on, indignant but right. mostly he wonders how change happens. sometimes i think about what is it, this mahatma gandhi thing. he cracks your head and you say thank you. he cracks your head again. you have to be animal when you do that. it's an outrage. he pauses and...
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it's his first mideast visit as defense secretary. he will talk about serious civil war and the nuclear program. he will talk about u.s. arms deal with israel. this morning israel and the u.s. are both focused on preventing iran from getting a nuclear weapon. and john kerry is wrapping up a trip to istanbul. to push ahead with mideast peace efforts. he also announced a new $100 million aid package that will assist fighters. secretary kerry says the additional money will double the nonlethal assistance to syrian opposition. it will increase aid. secretary kerry says the situation in syria is at a critical moment and the bloodshed needs to stop. the united nations estimates the fighting killed more than 70,000 people and they are asking the syrian president to step down. >>> more than a decade after the september 11 attack on the world trade . crews started sifting through the debris at the beginning of the month. since then, more than two dozen human remains have been found. more than 2700 people died at the world trade center on septe
it's his first mideast visit as defense secretary. he will talk about serious civil war and the nuclear program. he will talk about u.s. arms deal with israel. this morning israel and the u.s. are both focused on preventing iran from getting a nuclear weapon. and john kerry is wrapping up a trip to istanbul. to push ahead with mideast peace efforts. he also announced a new $100 million aid package that will assist fighters. secretary kerry says the additional money will double the nonlethal...
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public defense system because of you. so our lawyers are changing the world. public defenders are changing the world everyday and you don't realize it because you are caught up in this wrath of injustice. part of it is supporting the public defenders to advocate with stories to try to get the resources that we need and to ultimately build a movement where the voices are too loud. you can't ignore the voices saying. remember what gideon said, this is a civil rights issue and we need to shame the country into stepping up to the plate. >> if anyone wants to learn more about gideon's promise i have borrow brochure. the website is gideon's promise.org. >> can you tell us about your personal story ? >> my personal story came in 1991. i was convicted of second degree murder of shooting into an occupied car and attempted murder. it all erupted from the area i was from. i was from the projects in san francisco off the -- i forgot the highway, but i was a very interesting person of character from that projects. i was no angel but n
public defense system because of you. so our lawyers are changing the world. public defenders are changing the world everyday and you don't realize it because you are caught up in this wrath of injustice. part of it is supporting the public defenders to advocate with stories to try to get the resources that we need and to ultimately build a movement where the voices are too loud. you can't ignore the voices saying. remember what gideon said, this is a civil rights issue and we need to shame the...
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in fact, next week, we have a team led by the secretary of defense to work through this issue. this is not a new issue. i don't have the decision about the disposition of those the detainee's as we approach 2014. >> what would be the risk of not agreeing to a plan for these detainees? >> these people have to be kept behind bars. i don't know what the legal framework would be. an afghans have moved to evidence-based process for detention operations and will use a conflict from work. i'm not sure the afghan process would allow us to keep those third country natch -- nationals detained beyond 2014. we would have to look at that closely. >> thank you. mentioned 350,000 afghan forces which would not be the police force but the other forces? >> that is the aggregate of the police and the army left the afghan local police. three of 52,000 with the afghan uniformed police, the army, the border police and over that number, right now, is the afghan local police which are approved for a level of 30,000. >> how big a problem does attrition continued to be? >> it is a significant challenge.
in fact, next week, we have a team led by the secretary of defense to work through this issue. this is not a new issue. i don't have the decision about the disposition of those the detainee's as we approach 2014. >> what would be the risk of not agreeing to a plan for these detainees? >> these people have to be kept behind bars. i don't know what the legal framework would be. an afghans have moved to evidence-based process for detention operations and will use a conflict from work....
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be said about what this bill does, but our point is that we believe in law enforcement as the best defense is a strong offense. there are so many provisions in this bill that would encourage or discourage illegal immigration, it would create the first choice in those who want to come to this country to work, to benefit their own lives and benefit this great country. that is to choose a pathway that is correct and legal. all those other provisions in this law are those that help with regard to a stronger border. >> thank you very much. the fmemayoof denver, colorado, currently serves as president and ceo of the hispanic chamber of commerce of metro denver. good to have you here, mr. mayor. >> thank you, mr. chairman, members of the committee. to there to lend support border security economic maturity. -- economic we send our present supports to our neighbors in texas and massachusetts and in solidarity with and with american that you try to make a better bet for your kitty. and the president and ceo of the hispanic chamber of commerce metro denver, an organization of over 2000 business memb
be said about what this bill does, but our point is that we believe in law enforcement as the best defense is a strong offense. there are so many provisions in this bill that would encourage or discourage illegal immigration, it would create the first choice in those who want to come to this country to work, to benefit their own lives and benefit this great country. that is to choose a pathway that is correct and legal. all those other provisions in this law are those that help with regard to a...
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monica and after you try to figure out what it is, what the real property laws is in california and what defenses you might have or what arguments you might have, you are faced with a trained lawyer and someone who has been to law school for 3 years, someone whose practiced for some period of time. what we need here to answer your question is a playwright. this is mccobb. this is weird. we are not on anyone's calendar to speak of. that for some of us, that's what makes it fun. >> thank you. jum. [ applause ] we are now going to take audience questions and answers. no cards. so please pass them in so we can ask questions. you'll let me again ask karen, you spent the last year-and-a-half studying and observing how gideon's promise have been broken. what do you think is an obstacle to closing the gap between rich and poor people's justice. what have we learned about the solution? >> well, i think the biggest obstacle to closing this gap is the political desire to do so which is kind of -- i talked about that a little bit in my talk. but i think that, you know, and you can learn this lesson in many w
monica and after you try to figure out what it is, what the real property laws is in california and what defenses you might have or what arguments you might have, you are faced with a trained lawyer and someone who has been to law school for 3 years, someone whose practiced for some period of time. what we need here to answer your question is a playwright. this is mccobb. this is weird. we are not on anyone's calendar to speak of. that for some of us, that's what makes it fun. >> thank...
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the juries want to so and prosecutors want to have and defense attorneys dread. >> and in san francisco, given our situation, would we have had that evidence? would we have gotten it in time to go get out? >> we have had great success. sometimes it's not there at all. >> and it's such strong resistent from the aclu and citizens groups. >> and that might change. we'll see. when we come back, what about flying a kite? >> yeah, talk about something nice. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, at the boston >>> welcome back. let's take a look at this morning's top stories. >> the surviving suspect in the deadly bombing in the boston nairathon is -- marathon is in serious condition this morning, under heavy guard at a hospital. last night, several vigils were held for the victims. >> and in an effort to rid our landscape of plastic bag litter is about to take another step. the ban goes into effect tomorrow in many cities. the stores can't give out the bags anymore and will charge you a small fee, instead, for recyclable paper bags. >>> and the warriors opening the first play-off series in seven years. 97-95 on th
the juries want to so and prosecutors want to have and defense attorneys dread. >> and in san francisco, given our situation, would we have had that evidence? would we have gotten it in time to go get out? >> we have had great success. sometimes it's not there at all. >> and it's such strong resistent from the aclu and citizens groups. >> and that might change. we'll see. when we come back, what about flying a kite? >> yeah, talk about something nice....
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compared that to the defense psychologists said arias was a battered woman. they were grilled with 200 often brutally skeptical questions. >> so help you god? >> yes. >> reporter: dr. dimarte also told the jury they never heard nearly this four-month trial. after shooting and repeatedly stabbing travis alexander, and then attending his memorial service and pretending she knew nothing about the killing, she hit on another guy on the way home. >> on the plane ride home, miss arias exchanged phone numbers with another male. who she then called him after she came home from the memorial service. >> reporter: this week, the prosecutor will continue his rebuttal case, telling the jury arias is making up abuse allegations and that she shot and repeatedly stabbed alexander in a jealous rage. if it all sounds like a lifetime movie, it soon will be. the cable channel confirms that is about to start production on "dirty little secret, the jodi arias story." at this rate, hollywood's version of the trial may be over before the real one. for "good morning america," ryan ow
compared that to the defense psychologists said arias was a battered woman. they were grilled with 200 often brutally skeptical questions. >> so help you god? >> yes. >> reporter: dr. dimarte also told the jury they never heard nearly this four-month trial. after shooting and repeatedly stabbing travis alexander, and then attending his memorial service and pretending she knew nothing about the killing, she hit on another guy on the way home. >> on the plane ride home,...
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that means the national defense and intelligence. federal law enforcement and the courts, immigration, intellectual problem, and even the programs of senior entitlement programs. once we clear on a central policy from the books, politicians will no longer be able to hide from the public or from their constitutional responsibilities and limitations. congress will work together to reform the problems government has created in our health-care system. we can modernized our regulatory system. we will be forced to rescue our senior programs from bankruptcy, and we can reform our tax system to eliminate the corporate code's bias in favor of big businesses over small businesses, and the individual code's bias against savings and investing and our parents, our ultimate investor class. that is how we turn the federal government's unsustainable liabilities into sustainable assets. the bottom line of all of this is controversies in that building over there, the really big white one with the dome, need to start doing what conservatives in this bu
that means the national defense and intelligence. federal law enforcement and the courts, immigration, intellectual problem, and even the programs of senior entitlement programs. once we clear on a central policy from the books, politicians will no longer be able to hide from the public or from their constitutional responsibilities and limitations. congress will work together to reform the problems government has created in our health-care system. we can modernized our regulatory system. we...
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he's struggled all season, falling 0-3, and josh donaldson has been great on defense all year. evan longoria pops up in foul territory. with people scrambling, he makes the over-the-shoulder catch. and as i lip-read longoria, he caught that? a's lose their second straight to the a's. 1-0, your final. more from the a's and giants tonight at five along with the nba playoffs. i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> coming >> here are the winning numbers from last night's $95 million power ball draw. yeah, $935 million. numbers are 6, 8, 30, 39, 48. the power number 20. no one got all six numbers. wednesday's jackpot is estimated at $116 million. and check out the winning numbers from last night's $13 million super lotto plus. 3, 15, 26, 32, 39. the meganumber 6. no one got all six in that draw either. wednesday's jackpot grows to $13 million. >>> about 400 volunteers are coming together this weekend to build hope and affordable housing in east oakland. it's part of the three-day habitat for humanity buildup. volunteer crews are constructing eight homes in the brookfield village nei
he's struggled all season, falling 0-3, and josh donaldson has been great on defense all year. evan longoria pops up in foul territory. with people scrambling, he makes the over-the-shoulder catch. and as i lip-read longoria, he caught that? a's lose their second straight to the a's. 1-0, your final. more from the a's and giants tonight at five along with the nba playoffs. i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> coming >> here are the winning numbers from last night's $95 million...
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that's not a defense. but to some extent my we be executing them because of the sense of the parents? it gives me some pause. also another problem is they are all broke. they have no money. they don't have good lawyers. sometimes, in some soda case, the quality of legal representation is superb, and into many of them it's absurd. people are since to die not because they committed the worst crimes but rather because they have the worst lawyers. and we see that over and over again. these arbitrary factors figure in the sugar no bearing on them at all but they do have a profound bearing. >> guest: the longtime warden at san quentin together 90 people, 88 men, two women. he said i never executed a rich person. >> guest: the question still is not that are theoretically if you could do any rational way, and if you could do it in such a manner that really does deter, that it really does better than anything else serve society's demand for retribution, it's interest and recognition, should you still haven't? well,
that's not a defense. but to some extent my we be executing them because of the sense of the parents? it gives me some pause. also another problem is they are all broke. they have no money. they don't have good lawyers. sometimes, in some soda case, the quality of legal representation is superb, and into many of them it's absurd. people are since to die not because they committed the worst crimes but rather because they have the worst lawyers. and we see that over and over again. these...
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again, she's claiming self-defense. but to be able to say it was in the heat of passion. >> they would believe she had motivation. but there's no motivation for manslaughter. >> right. that's the thing. when it comes to murder, it would have to be a level of intent. manslaughter could be in the heat of the moment, i just kind of lost it. again, the problem is that no evidence has been presented specifically targeting that. but i wouldn't be surprised if the judge errs on the side of caution. and includes it as one of the options. the prosecutor's concern with that is the jury will see a list of things. and sometimes jurors are inclined to compromise. >> with a difference. >> that's where the concern is. >> how about this call for a new witness? >> this is not that unusual to ask for. it would be unusual to grant it. what the defense is saying, the prosecution presented new evidence in its rebuttal case. the rebuttal case is supposed to be, we are responding to what they presented. and what the defense is saying, in thei
again, she's claiming self-defense. but to be able to say it was in the heat of passion. >> they would believe she had motivation. but there's no motivation for manslaughter. >> right. that's the thing. when it comes to murder, it would have to be a level of intent. manslaughter could be in the heat of the moment, i just kind of lost it. again, the problem is that no evidence has been presented specifically targeting that. but i wouldn't be surprised if the judge errs on the side of...
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even in states where they are on defense. democrats are definitely playing defense this year. they got to play a little offense in 2012, they're not so lucky this year. 2016 looks great for them if they want to wait that long. but they have to hope in a place like alaska, for example, there could be a competitive primary where the quote/unquote wrong candidate comes out so that you get a situation by 2010 where the weaker candidate wins a republican primary giving a democrat a chance to hold a tough seat. >> ifill: if you are a second-term president about to enter the lagging days of your power and you are losing people in your party in the senate, what do you do about that? how does the president begin to position himself so that he's going to complete this advantage. he has all these big legacy-making domestic issues lining up. >> well, he has to there's not much he can don't do about some of these. but for so many red state democrats, this is the great irony, whether they're running as incumbent or for an open seat they'll spend their entire campaign running away from the s
even in states where they are on defense. democrats are definitely playing defense this year. they got to play a little offense in 2012, they're not so lucky this year. 2016 looks great for them if they want to wait that long. but they have to hope in a place like alaska, for example, there could be a competitive primary where the quote/unquote wrong candidate comes out so that you get a situation by 2010 where the weaker candidate wins a republican primary giving a democrat a chance to hold a...
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the besthe lawyers are criminal defense lawyers the country has seen. they are very aggressive in the motions' practice before the court. they are very effective. i would want one of them defending me. that is the way it should be, putting the best prosecute -- prosecutors against the best defense counsel. from russ call comes in california. independent line. caller: good morning. i want to send my wife is from holland. during world war ii her grandfather was taken by the nazis, sent to russia. he was kept in a soviet prison camp similar to guantanamo. it is really sad. it feels like we're doing the same thing. we have become the soviets and not cease in some strange way. when this war is over, they need a criminal trial. if they cannot prove they did anything, let them go. we are america. we are not nazis and soviets. think there is more to come in the guantanamo saga. commissions will continue, and these commissions are some of the most complex trials the country has ever been engaged in. there have been 3 hacker 25,000 documents disclosed by the gove
the besthe lawyers are criminal defense lawyers the country has seen. they are very aggressive in the motions' practice before the court. they are very effective. i would want one of them defending me. that is the way it should be, putting the best prosecute -- prosecutors against the best defense counsel. from russ call comes in california. independent line. caller: good morning. i want to send my wife is from holland. during world war ii her grandfather was taken by the nazis, sent to russia....
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our national defense is essential. that benefits working families on a daily basis and benefits our military families and all of us and that's something we have to be very careful with as we approach these different fiscal challenges. i applaud my colleague. mrs. roby: pull out your copy of the constitution and what does it say, our charge as members of congress is to provide for a strong national dens and if we're not taking care of those men and women and uniform who have fought for the very freedoms that allow us to stand in this room today and talk about making life work, if we don't have enough respect for that to do our job in congress and set priorities when it comes to wasteful spending on behalf of them, then we all need to take a long hard look at ourselves in the mirror. mr. gardner: my constituents and yours, too, they don't mind paying taxes. . ey get the sense mr. young: we are spending no more than required. they wouldn't mind paying their fair share of taxes if in fact complying with the tax code were a
our national defense is essential. that benefits working families on a daily basis and benefits our military families and all of us and that's something we have to be very careful with as we approach these different fiscal challenges. i applaud my colleague. mrs. roby: pull out your copy of the constitution and what does it say, our charge as members of congress is to provide for a strong national dens and if we're not taking care of those men and women and uniform who have fought for the very...
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let me say this in his wife's defense. remember that mark sanford came to her to ask her to run his campaign this time around after publicly humiliating her with another woman. for all of his alleged political genius she may have been the real brains behind his campaign successes in the past. >> cynthia, you hit on i think the key point there about the genius of this operation. i think that's something a lot of republicans have recognized out of the box. at the end of the day republican voters in the primary voted for him twice, not once, but twice. in the run off. first primary -- >> will they do it again despite this nonsense? >> from what i'm hearing on the ground in south carolina -- >> will they vote for the democrat -- the woman candidate? >> they either won't vote which will be like voting for ms. coburt busch or they will cross the aisle and vote for her. this poll is very troublesome for a lot of folks in south carolina. >> women are unlikely to vote for this character. i think cynthia probably agrees with that. >
let me say this in his wife's defense. remember that mark sanford came to her to ask her to run his campaign this time around after publicly humiliating her with another woman. for all of his alleged political genius she may have been the real brains behind his campaign successes in the past. >> cynthia, you hit on i think the key point there about the genius of this operation. i think that's something a lot of republicans have recognized out of the box. at the end of the day republican...
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the federal defense of marriage act is being challenged by a lesbian couple in los angeles. one member of the couple is from the philippines, and she's facing deportation. she can't obtain residency because the u-s government doesn't recognize her marriage. the judge says current law violates the woman's rights. so he's allowing a class- action lawsuit. it's one of several challenges being brought against federal marriage laws. >> coming up social media planning a major role. you kids should count yourselves lucky. we didn't have u-verse back in my day. you couldn't just... guys... there you are. you know you couldn't just pause a show in one room, then... where was i... you couldn't pause a show in one room then start playing it in another. and...i'm talking to myself... [ male announcer ] call to get u-verse tv for just $19 a month for 2 years with qualifying bundles. rethink possible. >> welcome back. social media played a big role in the boston bombing story this week. kron four's jeff bush explains how technology helped and hurt the flow of information. >> reporter: the
the federal defense of marriage act is being challenged by a lesbian couple in los angeles. one member of the couple is from the philippines, and she's facing deportation. she can't obtain residency because the u-s government doesn't recognize her marriage. the judge says current law violates the woman's rights. so he's allowing a class- action lawsuit. it's one of several challenges being brought against federal marriage laws. >> coming up social media planning a major role. you kids...
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i mean, who has better defenses than israel? and they were only able to prevent a certain number of them. if these people are willing to do this, this is going to be very hard to prevent. >> mr. mayor, thank you so much. >> i still have a lot of questions tonight, who did this, how did they do this, can this happen anywhere? we will get all the questions and delve into them deeply. also we have the bomb experts. they will explain the pressure cooker bomb, the nails put in and the bbs, the pellets, and we will get to the investigative side of it as this edition of "hannity" continues. thank you for being with us. ♪ change makes people nervous. but i see a world bursting with opportunity, with ideas, with ambition. i'm thinking about china, brazil, india. the world's a big place. i want to be a part of it. ishares international etfs. emerging markets and single countries. find out why nine out of ten large professional investors choose ishares for their etfs. ishares by blackrock. call 1-800-ishares for a prospectus, which inclu
i mean, who has better defenses than israel? and they were only able to prevent a certain number of them. if these people are willing to do this, this is going to be very hard to prevent. >> mr. mayor, thank you so much. >> i still have a lot of questions tonight, who did this, how did they do this, can this happen anywhere? we will get all the questions and delve into them deeply. also we have the bomb experts. they will explain the pressure cooker bomb, the nails put in and the...
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there has been a pullback from that by department of defense. i'm curious about that. >> we are both still permitted to a seamless transition of service members in tech va. that has not changed. we are both also committed to electronic health record that we share in common. in the language that we have come to use of the past four years of growing the concept, it is a single joint common integrated electronic of record, open to architecture, not the criterion designed and and all of those terms are code to keep us focused on what we want in an electronic of record, one that we share together and one that will be as good five years from now as it is on the day we first invest in purchases. as opposed to being phased over and over again with an aging electronic of record, we somehow have to refinance years down the road. so this is the concept that we have committed ourselves to. and i would say my sense is we have not backed away from that, although the secretary who has just arrived is in the midst of getting into this issue. i have agreed that
there has been a pullback from that by department of defense. i'm curious about that. >> we are both still permitted to a seamless transition of service members in tech va. that has not changed. we are both also committed to electronic health record that we share in common. in the language that we have come to use of the past four years of growing the concept, it is a single joint common integrated electronic of record, open to architecture, not the criterion designed and and all of those...
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and defense personnel based upon legal guidance that has since been repudiated. the most important decision may have been to declare the geneva convention did not apply to al qaeda and taliban captives in afghanistan or guantanamo. the administration never specified what rules would apply instead. the task force believes that u.s. defense intelligence professionals and service members in harm's way need absolutely clear orders on the treatment of detainees, requiring, at a minimum, compliance with common article three of the geneva convention. this was not done. civilian leaders and military commanders have an affirmative responsibility to ensure that their sub ard natures comply with the laws of war. president obama has committed to observe the geneva conventions through an executive order, about the a future president could change it by the stroke of a pen. congress, one of our recommendations, needs to work with the administration to strengthen torture statutes, the war crimes act, and the uniform code of military justice to remove the loopholes that allow tor
and defense personnel based upon legal guidance that has since been repudiated. the most important decision may have been to declare the geneva convention did not apply to al qaeda and taliban captives in afghanistan or guantanamo. the administration never specified what rules would apply instead. the task force believes that u.s. defense intelligence professionals and service members in harm's way need absolutely clear orders on the treatment of detainees, requiring, at a minimum, compliance...
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there's a law called the national defense act of 2012 that says specifically u.s. citizens cannot be tried in military tribunals. they're arguing he should be questioned as an enemy combatant and then turned over to the civilian justice system. i don't think this will change their view. and, of course, what the fbi says is this is what he has told them. but they have to now verify this. and of course, they are working to do that. >> all right. nbc justice correspondent pete williams. once again, thank you very much. >> you bet. >> and eugene robinson, thank you, as well. we'll be reading your column in the "washington post." >> and let me ask you quickly. are you surprised your home state of south carolina won on this background check issue is an 86/12 proposition? >> i am not surprised. i am floored. i know that district. and look at it on the map. i mean, if it's 86/12 in that district, then this ought to be over. and politicians ought to take a look at that because that's a very, very conservative swath of the state. and there you have the numbers. it's incredib
there's a law called the national defense act of 2012 that says specifically u.s. citizens cannot be tried in military tribunals. they're arguing he should be questioned as an enemy combatant and then turned over to the civilian justice system. i don't think this will change their view. and, of course, what the fbi says is this is what he has told them. but they have to now verify this. and of course, they are working to do that. >> all right. nbc justice correspondent pete williams. once...
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i mean, who has better defenses than israel? and they were only able to prevent a certain number of them. if these people are willing to do this, this is going to be very hard to prevent. >> mr. mayor, thank you so much. >> i still have a lot of questions tonight, who did this, how did they do this, can this happen anywhere? we will get all the questions and delve into them deeply. also we have the bomb experts. they will explain the pressure cooker bomb, the nails put in and the bbs, the pellets, and we will get to the investigative side of it as this edition of "hannity" continues. thank you for being with us. ♪ so now i can help make this a great block party. ♪ [ male announce ] advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not bused more than twice a day. peop
i mean, who has better defenses than israel? and they were only able to prevent a certain number of them. if these people are willing to do this, this is going to be very hard to prevent. >> mr. mayor, thank you so much. >> i still have a lot of questions tonight, who did this, how did they do this, can this happen anywhere? we will get all the questions and delve into them deeply. also we have the bomb experts. they will explain the pressure cooker bomb, the nails put in and the...
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into the defense department? >> no. there has been a proposal that's been reported that kind of over time, they're going to transfer the control of the program from the c.i.a. to the defense department. but what we believe is going to still be allowed is the c.i.a. will still have responsibility for finding what's called finding and fixing the enemy. so basically it is locating who the target is and then basically getting them into the cross hairs. but then the decision on actually firing the missile would be at the defense department. which is an important change but it also means the c.i.a. would retain a role. now, what we've also been told, this may be something that will take some time, possibly even a couple of years because the c.i.a. wants to retain control over drone strikes in pakistan which is where most of the drone strikes are happening. >> bill: do we know questions about the drones, i think it is a very troubling situation on so many levels but let's start with -- is this an act of war? >> well, that's --
into the defense department? >> no. there has been a proposal that's been reported that kind of over time, they're going to transfer the control of the program from the c.i.a. to the defense department. but what we believe is going to still be allowed is the c.i.a. will still have responsibility for finding what's called finding and fixing the enemy. so basically it is locating who the target is and then basically getting them into the cross hairs. but then the decision on actually firing...
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just as i said that out of the corner of my eye i saw as don rumsfeld secretary of defense and vice president cheney walking out of the oval office and the president walked over to greet them. at that stage they were discussing the timing of the start of the war in iraq. >> host: when you see a meeting like this happening, how close do you physically get to history? >> guest: well i didn't get too close but that was fine because they felt photographically speaking i was in the right spot in order to capture the environment. they were standing outside of the oval office. i actually shot a photo with a telephoto so you can really see their expressions during this moment. i was just far enough away where i couldn't hear what they were saying that i could definitely tell from their expressions that it was a very intense discussion. >> host: eric j4 to the photos contained in those scenes, did they have to be cleared by secret service by the bush folks? >> guest: yeah. everything is approved by the president's library and nothing was top secret about those photographs so that was no issue there. >
just as i said that out of the corner of my eye i saw as don rumsfeld secretary of defense and vice president cheney walking out of the oval office and the president walked over to greet them. at that stage they were discussing the timing of the start of the war in iraq. >> host: when you see a meeting like this happening, how close do you physically get to history? >> guest: well i didn't get too close but that was fine because they felt photographically speaking i was in the right...
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technologies cut across every sector of our economy and our national defense infrastructure. our relatively modest 20-year investment in nitr-d programs has contributed immeasurably to our economic and national security by enabling innovation and job creation in the n.i.t. and providing american students with the skills to fill these jobs. let's re-authorize this program today and ensure that it remains strong. i want to thank my friend, mrs. lummis, for reintroducing a bipartisan bill once again in this congress and i also would like to thank my staff and in sokolo for their hard work on this bill and i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 967 and reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves, the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. smith: i yield five minutes to mrs. lummis the sponsor of this legislation and who chairs the subcommittee of the science, space and technology committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from wyoming is recognized for five minutes. mrs. lummis: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to start by thanking chai
technologies cut across every sector of our economy and our national defense infrastructure. our relatively modest 20-year investment in nitr-d programs has contributed immeasurably to our economic and national security by enabling innovation and job creation in the n.i.t. and providing american students with the skills to fill these jobs. let's re-authorize this program today and ensure that it remains strong. i want to thank my friend, mrs. lummis, for reintroducing a bipartisan bill once...
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i was a lawyer and we did some criminal, we did some defense work for doctors. and we'd say, 90% of your problem is a communication problem. from the very beginning, you would sit there and tell your patients what's going on, why it's happening and explain it to them. they would you know, you'd build a better relationship. >> i've heard from several members of congress that cannot understand scientists when they come to present their work to them and look for funding. why would you give money to somebody who's work you don't understand? doesn't make sense. what we do, we don't normally -- improvisation is an innovative way to help them relate to the people they're talking to, so that gets a lot of attention because it's innovative. we also teach writing and what we're trying to do is make it clear and vivid. not dumb it down. not make it oversimplified, but make it so that you, for instance, we started a contest called flame challenge where scientists around the world were invited to explain what a flame was so an 11-year-old could understand it. and thousands o
i was a lawyer and we did some criminal, we did some defense work for doctors. and we'd say, 90% of your problem is a communication problem. from the very beginning, you would sit there and tell your patients what's going on, why it's happening and explain it to them. they would you know, you'd build a better relationship. >> i've heard from several members of congress that cannot understand scientists when they come to present their work to them and look for funding. why would you give...
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provide for the common defense. what is more common than our power grid, our financial system and our economy? and are we not required to defend all of that? promote the general welfare. again, if our power grid is taken down, it is impossible to promote the general welfare. secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and to our posterity. our intellectual property, madam chair, madam speaker, made with american ingenuity, our life savings in banks, under threat from foreign actors, our jobs, our economy, all these blessings of liberty are currentry at risk if we do nothing. i've heard some suggest, madam speaker, that they have constitutional concerns about passing this bill, and i would just suggest to them that i believe strongly you should have constitutional concerns about not passing this bill. i do not believe our constitution gives foreign state actors like china or russia or north korea or iran uncontested access to the critical systems of private american companies. to the contrary, i believe that our con
provide for the common defense. what is more common than our power grid, our financial system and our economy? and are we not required to defend all of that? promote the general welfare. again, if our power grid is taken down, it is impossible to promote the general welfare. secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and to our posterity. our intellectual property, madam chair, madam speaker, made with american ingenuity, our life savings in banks, under threat from foreign actors, our jobs,...
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with more, robert shock is a criminal defense attorney and quiche -- heaven is a federal prosecutor. igate to see both of you. bob, a lot of people are calling for the death penalty. we are far away from that decision. but in federal court, does it matter where the case takes place -- in massachusetts or elsewhere? >> no, absolutely not. if the charges are lodged of using a weapons of mass destruction to murder american citizens, they can seek the death punishment. it's up to the department of justice. but boston or any other venue would be able to do that. >> jamie: you can guess how the jury pool will feel about this? >> right. that's all over the country, not just boston. this is a very serious case, especially whenw what our country has been through in the. >> jamie: you both agree it should be in a civilian court t. seems to be that's the direction it's going, not a military tribunal. he may not be in a condition to be asked any questions. but is anything off limits? >> at this point, they for using the public safety exception. but it's very murky, with regard to the case law. t
with more, robert shock is a criminal defense attorney and quiche -- heaven is a federal prosecutor. igate to see both of you. bob, a lot of people are calling for the death penalty. we are far away from that decision. but in federal court, does it matter where the case takes place -- in massachusetts or elsewhere? >> no, absolutely not. if the charges are lodged of using a weapons of mass destruction to murder american citizens, they can seek the death punishment. it's up to the...
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they were really defensive, trying to come out for this type of thing. it is important to note in this debate that these two brothers came to the united states for sure thatt i am not is applicable to the big contours' of the immigration reform bill that is trying to give a pathway to citizenship to people who are illegal in this country, not those who came in under asylum. host: the fbi is under some criticism because apparently they had looked into the older brothers trip to russia. six months. for they don't know who we had contact with and the fbi basically said he was not a threat. and of course we know what happened last monday. guest: there will be a tremendous amount of reporting over the next several days about what the fbi knew and did not know. in some type of instance like this when it comes to acts of terrorism, the political component becomes, what did the federal government know and not know? this is one of those things that will develop over time there remains to be seen coming to that extent. host: >> another round of hearings tomorrow a
they were really defensive, trying to come out for this type of thing. it is important to note in this debate that these two brothers came to the united states for sure thatt i am not is applicable to the big contours' of the immigration reform bill that is trying to give a pathway to citizenship to people who are illegal in this country, not those who came in under asylum. host: the fbi is under some criticism because apparently they had looked into the older brothers trip to russia. six...
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ferris, chair of the home school legal defense association. thanks. >> thank you. >> gretchen: they parted in a public park over pot and left 10,000 pounds of trash behind. the clean-up bill just in and it's addressed to you. then brook burns dove into a shallow pool, broke her neck and that brush with death made her rethink her hollywood lifestyle. she's sharing it all with us, coming up next ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't wanna be right [ record scratch ] what?! it's not bad for you. it just tastes that way. [ female announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal -- heart-healthy, whole grain oats. you can't go wrong loving it. boom. heart attack. the doctor recommends bayer aspirin to keep this from happening to me again. it's working. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before youegin an aspirin rimen. it can happen to anyone. talk to your doctor. using telemedical and mobile technologies, verizon innovators are connecting trauma surgeons to patients in the field. helping them get the attention they need, before they even reac
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are they going on put back funding for defense, for national security, for the justice department, to try to deal with bomb threats. and i think these are all of these things, you never king predict in politics what will happen. beyond the human resilience, we have seen in boston, and -- in the scenes in boston just so captivating, there is a political angle here. after the fact. and i think that's where we have to -- what we have to pay attention to. >> yeah. robert is right. we are going to see a lot of political ramifications but to get back to your gorgeous montage, it would be tragic if what came out of all of that unity and what came out of one of the -- one of the cradles of liberty, philadelphia has claim to it, too, is less liberty and -- more fear and less tolerance of diversity. there is a beautiful picture of an african-american mother and daughter leaving flowers on the doorstep of the family of martin richard in dorchester. i know i'm not saying it correctly with a boston accent. you know, given the history of race relations there, was a very moving symbol of exactly wha
are they going on put back funding for defense, for national security, for the justice department, to try to deal with bomb threats. and i think these are all of these things, you never king predict in politics what will happen. beyond the human resilience, we have seen in boston, and -- in the scenes in boston just so captivating, there is a political angle here. after the fact. and i think that's where we have to -- what we have to pay attention to. >> yeah. robert is right. we are...
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he talked about significant reductions and i would acknowledge that under section 1245-d of the defense authorization act, a waiver sanctions can be granted if the president makes a determination and reports to congress that a country has significantly reduced its volume of crude oil purchases. now, because of the sanctions, iran's oil exports have dropped by 60% over the past year. i commend state department greatly, and this administration, for doing what it had to do to get countries to comply. in december waivers for china and several other cooperating countries were renewed for another 180 days, but over the past three months, china's imports of iranian crude have steadily increased, as i understand it, from 354,000 barrels per day in february, to 415,000 barrels per day in april. i would ask you, mr. secretary, what constitutes significant reduction? and shouldn't significant reduction be defined differently at this point given where the iranians are in their nuclear program? and with the add digsal now outside information that iraq is producing three million barrels more per day.
he talked about significant reductions and i would acknowledge that under section 1245-d of the defense authorization act, a waiver sanctions can be granted if the president makes a determination and reports to congress that a country has significantly reduced its volume of crude oil purchases. now, because of the sanctions, iran's oil exports have dropped by 60% over the past year. i commend state department greatly, and this administration, for doing what it had to do to get countries to...
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whether spending billions more on defense between united states and mexico is a really good use of our taxpayer i do know that each one of us can write what we want. each one of us may have a different bill. very difficult concessions by all involved. i mentioned senator schumer, durbin, senator graham, senator feinstein, mccain, menendez, all worked on this. so now we are bringing this to the public. we will find a time for secretary napolitano to come before the committee. i hope this will give the public an opportunity to learn about it. unlessly every one of us we say we don't know how to read, everyone of us will have plenty of time to analyze this bill before we actually start marking it up in may. just a member, immigration has been an ongoing source of renewal of our spirit and creativity -- remember, immigration has been an ongoing source of renewal of ours are it and creativity. spirit and creativity. innovation for our companies. our nation continues to benefit from immigrants. we need to uphold the fundamental values of family and hard or can. -- work. foreign agricultural
whether spending billions more on defense between united states and mexico is a really good use of our taxpayer i do know that each one of us can write what we want. each one of us may have a different bill. very difficult concessions by all involved. i mentioned senator schumer, durbin, senator graham, senator feinstein, mccain, menendez, all worked on this. so now we are bringing this to the public. we will find a time for secretary napolitano to come before the committee. i hope this will...
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area of concern is the $714 million request to fund the construction of the national bio anding a row defense facilities in kansas. we've talked about. this i'm sure we'll talk about it more today the and i understand the importance of studying animal diseases, but i hope we can avoid providing full funding, $700 million some, full funding, to 2014 alone, for a multi-year construction probably. y building a building in lodge cal segments, taking away resources from other facilities like i.c.e. and the coast guard and fema, maybe even management moneys that we need from the department. and finally, i'm concerned by proposed cuts and the support that the homeland security provides to state and local governments and first responders through homeland security grants, exercises in training and as we saw clearly this week in state and local officials are the ones who will inevitably be on the front line responding to terrorist attacks. my friend always reminds us we need to be risk-based and we need to keep that in mind particularly as we consider these grants to our state and local colleagues. whi
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is our first line of defense and we need to step up. we need to be responsible. we need to get this passed. >> if i may, one thing, and that is, when it became possible that we would not have assault weapon ban or we would not have a prohibition on future sales of high-capacity magazines, it made a background check bill even more important for it to be as strong as it could be. because not having successes in terms of reducing the number of guns that are out there. 300 million guns out there already. this background check is really very, very important, and i thank you again, you and the task force, for your leadership on it. you and representative king for your leadership on presenting this bill in the house, and we hope to be able to say by the time we meet again that we have an overwhelmingnmber of come in a bipartisan way, of cosponsors and that the american people have weighein, not only forcosponsorship but for a vote. thank you all very much. >> thank you. >> house speaker john boehner also held his weekly briefing shortly after this one. in which he also
is our first line of defense and we need to step up. we need to be responsible. we need to get this passed. >> if i may, one thing, and that is, when it became possible that we would not have assault weapon ban or we would not have a prohibition on future sales of high-capacity magazines, it made a background check bill even more important for it to be as strong as it could be. because not having successes in terms of reducing the number of guns that are out there. 300 million guns out...
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in 2004 her peers awarded her with the john adams award from the iowa association of criminal defense lawyers and drake university law school. she was unanimously chosen for this award, which recognizes individuals who show a commitment to the constitutional rights of criminal defense. the american bar association standing committee on the federal judiciary gave her a unanimous qualified rating. so i congratulate ms. kelly on her accomplishments and wish her well in her duties. i'm pleased to support her confirmation and urge my colleagues to join her. so this brings us to a point where, as of today, prior to this supposed approval of ms. kelly, we have a record in the united states senate of approving 185 judges throughout the 4.5 years of this presidency and the as soon as has only rejected two. that would be a 9:89 batting average for the president of the united states, with his nominees here in the united states senate. i have a fuller statement on the latter point i just made. i'll put that in the record. i yield the floor. and i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding off
in 2004 her peers awarded her with the john adams award from the iowa association of criminal defense lawyers and drake university law school. she was unanimously chosen for this award, which recognizes individuals who show a commitment to the constitutional rights of criminal defense. the american bar association standing committee on the federal judiciary gave her a unanimous qualified rating. so i congratulate ms. kelly on her accomplishments and wish her well in her duties. i'm pleased to...